Killing Fields
“They are killing people close to this compound, it not safe for you to stay here,” said our missionary host. I was in India on a mission trip to reach out to abandoned children in the orphanages. The killings happened…
Author: Meologist
Waiting
“Your airplane has been cancelled, please go to the ticket counter to reschedule your flight and get a voucher for a hotel room.” It was 9:30pm, I was at the Philadelphia airport when I heard those dreaded words. I had been…
I Am Royalty
“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced their newborn son is to be called George Alexander Louis. He will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge,” reported the U.K Guardian. The whole world was in awe…
Leaving the Past Behind
“If you don’t do this now you may never do it,” I told myself. I knew it was time for me to move on and take a step of faith. It is hard to leave the known and familiar for…
Lies We Believe
“I will never do that again,” “I will never over eat like that,” “I will never spend that much money again” We vow to ourselves that we won’t do certain behaviors and actions ever again. We promise ourselves over and…
Fallen Off the Wagon
I have been a professional dieter almost all my adult life. I have lost the weight of at least three people, and gained the size of six people. I have tried every diet that is out there. I have tried juicing and eating…
When Words Can Kill
“You can’t trust men, they are all the same,” “I will never have a baby,” “I can’t talk in public,” “I’ll get even with them if it’s the last thing I do,” “I will never love anyone like that anymore.” Words are containers…
Putting Away Anger
“Why won’t someone really love me for who I am?” All of us feel the need to be loved, but when we feel unloved, we respond to feelings of rejection with anger. Many of us don’t associate our anger with the…
Embracing God as My Father
The greatest revelation I have ever had in my life was to find out that God was truly my Father. He just wasn’t God up in the sky, or Jesus in my heart. He was God, my Father. Whatever kind…
When the Hurt Won’t Go Away
When my husband left me, I felt a deep and hurting loss… All of us can remember a hurt that was so devastating that we seem to be unable to shake it. Sometimes, the hurt just doesn’t seem to go away. We…
Lord, Deliver Me From Me
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